I'm just gonna run off some thoughts on the Redskins that I can think of off the top of my head. Mostly from what I have observed through various fantasy football leagues:
Offense: Let's see they started the year out with Rex Grossman, and he played good for a few games, than Shanahan went to John Beck, only to go back to Grossman. He has done the same thing with his running backs also. They started the year out with Tim Hightower(whom they acquired from the Cardinals), then went to Ryan Torain(who Shanahan loved last year), and is now riding rookie Roy Helu. Shanahan has also had a revolving door with his RB's whether it was in Denver or Washington. His only main RB was Terrell Davis, then after that he seemed to start flip flopping. Shanahan is one of the great offensive minds in the game. His son Kyle is the offensive coordinator now in Washington. I think they would like to be a running team but seem to throw the ball an awful lot. Helu is a fast back so the Jets will have to look out for screens and runs to the outside. Santana Moss and Jabar Gaffney are their top wide receivers and really don't pose too much of a threat. TE Fred Davis has played exceptional in his two years in the NFL. I definitely think he poses some matchup problems for the Jets safeties.
Defense: Washington's D is actually not half bad. They have a pretty solid rushing defense, but their secondary leaves much to be desired. Their top corner, DeAngelo Hall, is an ok cornerback who cannot tackle. The Redskins generate a lot of pass rush and therefore get a lot of sacks. Their star LB, Brian Orakpo, is having a great season, despite his awful Geico commercials. I think the OLine is gonna have a lot of problems with their blitzes. They may have to leave Keller in a lot to help Hunter. Sanchez can not panic and Schotty has to stick with the run game to keep the defense honest.
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